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P.J. Carlesimo's fate likely to be decided soon

NetsDaily — P.J. Carlesimo's contract extends through June 30, but don't expect the Nets to wait that long to address his fate. It's more likely that the team's ownership and management will look at other candidates ... and quickly. Teams who didn't make the playoffs are already interviewing prospective head coaches and the Nets won't want to be left behind. Although Carlesimo has the backing of some of the Nets top players and a gawdy 35-19 interim record, others including starter Gerald Wallace have expressed confusion over their role. In fact, Wallace, Mirza Teletovic, MarShon Brooks and Tyshaw...

Brooklyn Nets May 5, 2013

Poll: Would You Trade Raptors' Bargnani for Nets' Wallace?

Raptors HQ — So I'm watching last night's Bulls - Nets playoff match-up and I see this: I mean, Gerald Wallace made the follow-up, but yeah, the air-balled lay-up might be a pretty apt summary for the way his playoffs have gone so far. Wallace is averaging 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game through six playoff games against the Bulls, not awful numbers, but hardly what you'd want from someone being paid about $10 Million this season... ...oh. And for the next three seasons after this one too. Wallace's playoff numbers are actually an increase over a pretty horrid regular season which s...

Toronto Raptors May 3, 2013

Time for Nets to create magic in Brooklyn

New York Post — CHICAGO — Gerald Wallace admits he has no idea what to expect tomorrow night when the Nets play host to the Bulls in a winner-take-all Game 7 at Barclays Center. “I’ve never played in a Game 7,” Wallace said last night. “I don’t have a clue. I don’t...

Brooklyn Nets May 3, 2013

Nets' Wallace finds his confidence

New York Post — The mental state of Gerald Wallace — and especially how he is feeling about his shooting stroke — has been a constant topic of discussion around the Nets in recent weeks as he has fought through a second-half slump. But after scoring in double-figures in both Game 4 and Game 5 — including...

Brooklyn Nets April 30, 2013

Bulls just play better with Kirk Hinrich

Chicago Sun-TimesGerald Wallace didn’t feel like making the point once was enough. “We’re the better team,’’ the Brooklyn forward said. And he said it repeatedly to waves of reporters after his team’s 110-91 win over the Bulls in Game 5 on Monday Memo to both teams: Series aren’t won or lost in the media. They’re won on the court, which the Bulls will be looking to do in a second consecutive elimination game Thursday at the United Center. Now, if only Kirk Hinrich’s bruised left calf would cooperate. Coach Tom Thibodeau has frequently ...

Chicago Bulls April 30, 2013

Wallace: Nets show they have guts, heart

New York PostGerald Wallace isn’t shy about saying it and he doesn’t mind if the Bulls hear it. “We’re the better team,” he said last night, following the Nets’ 110-91 live-another-day first-round playoff victory over the Bulls at the Barclays Center. Wallace said it more than once. Game 6...

Brooklyn Nets April 30, 2013

Nets' Wallace has reason to smile

Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — Brooklyn forward delivers key baskets down the stretch in Game 5 victoryNEW YORK — Just days ago, Nets forward Gerald Wallace publicly questioned his role on the team.    

Chicago Bulls April 29, 2013

Wallace: We're better than the Bulls

Nets Blog | ESPN New York — Brooklyn Nets forward Gerald Wallace put the Chicago Bulls away in Game 5 on Monday night. With the Nets up by seven late in the fourth quarter, Wallace drilled a 3-pointer, then followed with a steal and dunk to give them a commanding 103-91 lead. Brooklyn went on to rout Chicago, 110-91, at Barclays Center to get within 3-2 of the Bulls in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. “Our backs are against the wall right now, but we’re a fighting team and we’re not ready to go home,” said Wallace, who scored 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting -- including 2-for-4 from 3-point r...

Brooklyn Nets April 29, 2013

Robinson, Bulls deny Nets in 3OTs

New York Post — CHICAGO — When Gerald Wallace threw down an emphatic fast-break slam with 3:45 remaining yesterday to give the Nets a 14-point lead, it looked as if they were well on their way to a satisfying first-round series-tying victory over the Bulls. Then Nate Robinson decided otherwise. The diminutive guard turned...

Brooklyn Nets April 28, 2013

Robinson has game of life

Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — Bulls reserve scores 23 in 4th, 34 overall in 28-plus minutes, as he leads remarkable comeback David Haugh: With 7 minutes 25 seconds left in the game of Nate Robinson's life Saturday at the United Center, Nets forward Gerald Wallace set a backcourt screen that created a collision loud enough to make NFL draft highlights too.    

Chicago Bulls April 28, 2013

Wallace plays a role in the fourth

Nets Blog | ESPN New York — CHICAGO -- Gerald Wallace got his point across, not that it helped the Brooklyn Nets outcome much. After sitting out during the fourth quarter in Game 3 and questioning his role, he played all 12 minutes in the final period Saturday, only to get an up-close look at an improbable Chicago Bulls comeback. The Nets fell behind 3-1 in the best-of-seven series after a 142-134 defeat in triple overtime. “I couldn’t tell you my role,” Wallace told reporters at practice Friday.

Brooklyn Nets April 27, 2013

P.J. says he has addressed Wallace issue

Nets Blog | ESPN New York — CHICAGO – Brooklyn Nets coach P.J. Carlesimo said before Game 4 of the first-round matchup with the Chicago Bulls that he hasn't read Friday's comments from a disappointed Gerald Wallace, but that the issue has still been addressed. "I didn't see [Wallace's comments] to be honest with you, but I've talked to Gerald and hopefully we've done a better job of letting Gerald know the things that are important for him to do to help us be successful," Carlesimo said.

Brooklyn Nets April 27, 2013

Now, it's MarShon Brooks turn to express rotation frustration

NetsDaily — First, it was Tyshawn Taylor who told Alyonka Larionov of his frustrations in a BCTV interview ... before it was taken down. Then, Gerald Wallace complained, "I don’t have a clue what my role is on this team." Now, MarShon Brooks is wondering about his role. "It's tough, but it's the job. It seems like I'm the last resort, honestly," he told Newsday . "If things aren't going well for the team, throw MarShon out there. That's been the rhythm all year. I kind of know when my name is going to be called, in a sense." His comments (and Wallace's) came before a team meeting at the Nets h...

Brooklyn Nets April 26, 2013

Wallace frustrated, wants defined role

Nets Blog | ESPN New YorkGerald Wallace has had a tough year. He got off to a decent start, but by the end of the regular season Wallace admitted that he’d lost all confidence in his jump shot. The 30-year-old veteran went 5-for-7 from the field and scored 14 points in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, but shot a combined 3-for-15 from the field in Games 2 and 3. After practice Friday, Wallace admitted to reporters in Chicago, “I don’t have a clue what my role is on this team.

Brooklyn Nets April 26, 2013

Frustrated Nets' Wallace: No clue about role on team

New York Daily News — Three games into the playoffs, Gerald Wallace's season to forget includes a new concern: he doesn't know where he fits. "I don't know. I couldn't tell you my role now," Wallace said Friday at the team's hotel in Chicago. "I don't have a clue what my role is on this team."    

Brooklyn Nets April 26, 2013

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  • P.J. Carlesimo's fate likely to be decided soon
    P.J. Carlesimo's contract extends through June 30, but don't expect the Nets to wait that long to address his fate. It's more likely that the team's ownership and management will look at other candidates ... and quickly. Teams who didn't make the playoffs are already interviewing prospective head coaches and the Nets won't want to be left behind. Although Carlesimo has the backing of some of the Nets top players and a gawdy 35-19 interim record, others including starter Gerald Wallace have expressed confusion over their role. In fact, Wallace, Mirza Teletovic, MarShon Brooks and Tyshaw...
  • Poll: Would You Trade Raptors' Bargnani for Nets' Wallace?
    So I'm watching last night's Bulls - Nets playoff match-up and I see this: I mean, Gerald Wallace made the follow-up, but yeah, the air-balled lay-up might be a pretty apt summary for the way his playoffs have gone so far. Wallace is averaging 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game through six playoff games against the Bulls, not awful numbers, but hardly what you'd want from someone being paid about $10 Million this season... ...oh. And for the next three seasons after this one too. Wallace's playoff numbers are actually an increase over a pretty horrid regular season which s...
  • BROOKLYN, NY - APRIL 29: Brook Lopez #11 high-fives teammate Gerald Wallace #45 of the Brooklyn Nets while playing the Chicago Bulls in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NBA Playoffs on April 29 at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) The Associated Press
    BROOKLYN, NY - APRIL 29: Brook Lopez #11 high-fives teammate Gerald Wallace #45 of the Brooklyn Nets while playing the Chicago Bulls in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NBA Playoffs on April 29 at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
  • Chicago Bulls' Luol Deng (9) drives to the basket around Brooklyn Nets' Gerald Wallace (45) during the first half in Game 4 of their first-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Chicago. The Associated Press
    Chicago Bulls' Luol Deng (9) drives to the basket around Brooklyn Nets' Gerald Wallace (45) during the first half in Game 4 of their first-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)
  • Now, it's MarShon Brooks turn to express rotation frustration
    First, it was Tyshawn Taylor who told Alyonka Larionov of his frustrations in a BCTV interview ... before it was taken down. Then, Gerald Wallace complained, "I don’t have a clue what my role is on this team." Now, MarShon Brooks is wondering about his role. "It's tough, but it's the job. It seems like I'm the last resort, honestly," he told Newsday . "If things aren't going well for the team, throw MarShon out there. That's been the rhythm all year. I kind of know when my name is going to be called, in a sense." His comments (and Wallace's) came before a team meeting at the Nets h...
  • Gerald Wallace:
    These two tweets don't give one a lot of confidence about the Nets' current situation. Gerald Wallace: "I don't have a clue what my role is on this team."; soa.li/SNufuXk — Stefan Bondy (@NYDNInterNets) April 26, 2013 PJ: "I have to do a better job constantly of defining roles and redefining roles so we can perform the way we are capable of performing." — Rod Boone (@rodboone) April 26, 2013 It's not as if this is November or December. It's April, the month the team was built for. Those comments came out of Friday's shootaround and although the context is unrefined, the Nets ar...
  • Chicago Bulls' Marco Belinelli, top, and Brooklyn Nets' Gerald Wallace fight for a loose ball during the second half of Game 1 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs at the Barclays Center, Saturday, April 20, 2013, in New York. The Nets defeated the Bulls 106-89 The Associated Press
    Chicago Bulls' Marco Belinelli, top, and Brooklyn Nets' Gerald Wallace fight for a loose ball during the second half of Game 1 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs at the Barclays Center, Saturday, April 20, 2013, in New York. The Nets defeated the Bulls 106-89. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
  • Brooklyn Nets' Brook Lopez, right, fouls Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah, center, while Nets' Gerald Wallace watches during the second half of Game 1 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Saturday, April 20, 2013 in New York. The Nets beat the Bulls 106-89 The Associated Press
    Brooklyn Nets' Brook Lopez, right, fouls Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah, center, while Nets' Gerald Wallace watches during the second half of Game 1 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Saturday, April 20, 2013 in New York. The Nets beat the Bulls 106-89. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig